as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a novel that recounted an American soldier's adventures among the samurai warriors of 19th-century Japan
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Days after Tuesday’s special election, the San Jose District 3 City Council race has become a showdown for second-place and with the margins razor thin, a recount is likely to determine the candidate who will face Gabby Chavez-Lopez in a June runoff.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Here’s what each of the firms that tracked Sunday’s event thought about it and its effect on their investing thesis: Wedbush Ives recounted his experience taking two robotaxi rides in Austin.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Verb
Dozens of court cases, reviews, recounts and investigations — even one authorized by Trump — have found no evidence that his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 election was the result of fraud.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Days after Tuesday’s special election, the San Jose District 3 City Council race has become a showdown for second-place and with the margins razor thin, a recount is likely to determine the candidate who will face Gabby Chavez-Lopez in a June runoff.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Former Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis — a player Rodgers complimented in comparing Steelers tight end Darnell Washington to him — recounted one notable occurrence a few years back on a Yahoo! Sports podcast.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
Here’s what each of the firms that tracked Sunday’s event thought about it and its effect on their investing thesis: Wedbush Ives recounted his experience taking two robotaxi rides in Austin.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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His lawyer Jonathan Latimer described him as a man whose life was shaped by severe, untreated mental illness since his early 20s, and said the mental health treatment system failed him.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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TikTok users flooded the comment section with responses describing the scene as heartwarming and emotionally stirring.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Don’t overdo it; a very small amount of concealer is more than enough.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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More specifically, the stablecoin is capable of maintaining stability by pegging its value on a 1:1 basis to an underlying asset, meaning that for every stablecoin in circulation, there is an equivalent amount of that asset held in reserve to back it.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The suspect has been identified as Wess Roley, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Monday.—
Rebecca Boone,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Roley's grandfather, Dale Roley, told the New York Times on Monday that the suspect was working for a tree company and had expressed interest in becoming a forest firefighter.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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For years, the United States has been the greatest source of donations to Peter’s Pence, with U.S. Catholics contributing about a quarter of the total each year.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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In 2023, the company pledged to invest $2.5 billion in Korean content over four years — more than double the total of all its prior K-content investments.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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The 2007 teen drama centered on a group of wealthy high school students at an exclusive prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side terrorized by a mysterious and vicious blogger (narrated by Kristen Bell) who spilled all of their secrets.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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This collection was adapted into the perennial Christmas classic A Christmas Story, which Shepherd narrated.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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As for your everyday wear, Hawaiian style on the whole is fairly casual.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
20 June 2025
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Yet on the whole, the economic and market turbulences of April and May have quickly subsided and set the stage for a strong summer and fall.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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Newspapers chronicled Sardelli and Mansfield's brief European relationship in 1963 during an estrangement and initial divorce proceedings with Hargitay.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The 25,000-square-foot space juggles two responsibilities: honestly chronicling local history, from the time of the first indigenous people 20,000 years ago through the world wars, with photos and priceless artifacts; and showcasing revolving exhibits in art, history, science and more.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In arithmetic progressions, there are many groups of numbers that have the same sum.—
Leila Sloman,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Their professions range from sales representatives to community coaches, and Auckland’s winnings of roughly €4 million ($4.5 million) from the Club World Cup—peanuts to elite clubs—is a fortune for an entity and federation not used to dealing in such sums.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Recount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recount. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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